Have You Recovered?

Happy Post Turkey Day Monday! It was only four days ago and it already feels like forever ago. Don’t you wonder where the time goes? The holidays are fun, fanciful and filled with a lot of hard work & exhaustion. I don’t know…it’s all one BIG BLUR at the moment. I cooked, cooked & cooked like so many others…cleaned, cleaned & cleaned some more like so many others and then looked forward to left-overs. But, unfortunately my oldest and his friends thought it would be brilliant to go to the Black Friday Sales that start at 12:01 AM, because one of them wanted a TV, which of course was sold out…but, he found another to suffice. It was still a “Good Deal,” they explained marking the importance of their middle of the night pilgrimage. Afterwards they came back to our house…I was so exhausted I didn’t even here their 2 am entrance. And, as I dreamt soundly of not sugar plums, but left-overs and the fancies of not cooking for the next two days…I awoke to find an empty turkey platter and only a morsel of pie left in the pie plate. Still scratching my head and wondering why such a tiny sliver was left behind, but my Middle-Child didn’t complain & staked claim to it immediately! Yes, the 2 am visitors chowed down on the rest of our Thanksgiving Feast and gone were the dreams of left-overs….but, can I really complain? They were here watching movies & catching up. At the end of the day my son is fortunate to have such good friends that we enjoy and so, if it costs me a little Thanksgiving Dinner…such is the price. I’m not certain my turkey sandwich loving husband agrees with the lack of left-overs as much as I. I try to remind him, these are the stories that life is made of…..when grandchildren (not any time soon) get to hear…your father once came home with his friends and ate….

I hope your Thanksgiving was good and there’s a story to share. Hold onto your seats and get ready for the holiday whirlwind. I’ve recovered & am ready for some holiday baking to share